Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia, Spain
At Dümmen Orange, every role contributes to our mission of creating sustainable value in ornamental horticulture. As an Associate Breeder Pot & Bedding Plants, you play a key role in breeding competitive Pot and Bedding varieties for major markets and contribute to product development to achieve business objectives. You will operate in an international team, and you will report to the Breeding Manager. Your work directly supports our R&D department in Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia, Spain and helps us deliver innovation, quality, and value to our customers and partners worldwide.
Why this role matters
This role is critical to driving innovation, ensuring the quality of our products and enhancing customer experience. Your expertise and skills will help Dümmen Orange stay ahead in a competitive global market, while also reinforcing our commitment to excellence, sustainability, and innovation.
Your tasks and/or responsibilities include
1. Preparation and coordination of daily breeding activities with amongst flower trials and diagnostics.
2. Collecting and analyzing phenotypic and genotypic data in our breeding database.
3. Reporting on the progress of breeding activities and making recommendations for adjustments and improvement of systems and processes.
4. Ensuring the implementation of new developments into the breeding processes.
5. Operate, optimize and coordinate breeding and production process in the greenhouse.
Your profile
As an Associate Breeder Pot & Bedding Plants, you combine strong analytical thinking with a hands-on, solution-oriented mindset. You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and thrive as a team player who actively supports cross-functional collaboration. With a sharp eye for detail, you contribute to high-quality breeding work in a dynamic greenhouse environment.
Furthermore you have:
6. a Master’s degree in Life Sciences, preferably in Plant Breeding.
7. alternatively, a relevant Bachelor’s Degree with years working experience.
8. experience with breeding processes and systems, and an eye for detail.
9. a good command of the English language, both verbal and written; good command of the Spanish language is preferred.
What we offer
Passion for the craft, teamwork and transparency define our ways-of-working. With a flat organizational structure and comprehensive support tools – such as the Dümmen Orange Academy and our Performance Management Program – we offer a rich environment for a purposeful and rewarding job, as well as for your development and growth as an individual, expert, or leader, no matter what stage of your career you’re in.
In addition, we offer:
10. A competitive salary based on your knowledge and experience.
11. Full-time position ( hours per week).
12. A personal development plan focused on continuous learning and our core values: commitment, focus, passion, and responsibility.
13. An internationaal working environment.
Who we are and what we do
Dümmen Orange is a leading global breeder and propagator of flowers and plants, offering an extensive portfolio of crops and varieties to growers, wholesalers, and retailers worldwide.
We develop stronger, healthier flowers and plants, enhancing their beauty and performance. Our breeders, backed by cutting-edge research, focus on improving key traits such as color, fragrance, and shape, as well as vital characteristics like disease resistance, yield capacity, and growth habits.
Our Breeding Technology Centre in the Netherlands is the largest horticultural breeding laboratory in the world. It’s a high-tech home for pioneering international scientists, breeders, and specialists to set new standards in flower and plant genetics and breeding excellence.
Across our production locations in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, we have over hectares of production space. We use these facilities to cultivate mother stock plants and produce starting material, e.g. by cuttings or tissue culture.
Dare to bloom
Headquartered in De Lier, the Netherlands, we employ 5, people globally.
Joining Dümmen Orange means becoming part of a leading company driven by purpose and ambition. Our international playground is anything but ordinary. If you’re wired for curiosity, challenge, and real impact, you’ll feel right at home.
With a legacy spanning more than a century, leading positions in global floriculture markets, a world-class R&D team, and a diversified network of owned propagation sites supported by a global supply chain, Dümmen Orange is a source of industry expertise and innovation—and the place to be if you want to make a lasting impact in floriculture.
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